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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Disch, Dische, n. Also: desch, dysche, dych, dischte; dis. [ME. dysche, disch(e, etc., OE. disc.]

1. A dish for food or similar use. a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 519.
Gyf me Iohn the baptist hed in desch Ib. 528. 1478 Acta Aud. 67/1.
vj treyne dischijs 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 82.
Fyftene discheis ouregilt a1500 Bk. Chess 1005.
Baith cope and dische that war befor him set Off gold and siluer furth with him he baire 1505 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 106.
The said Thomas to tak … his dische full of ilk sek laid ilk merkat day, the quhilk dische sall be brynt and seillit 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 177.
Item xxx plaittis, … xiiij dischis, … xvj salsaris 1540 Maxwell Mem. 408.
Ane dosan dissis; … ane dosan sawsaris; ane dosan trwnsouris 1562 Will A. Betoun 225.
Twa pewter dychis and v sawcerys 1595 Brechin Test. I. 128 b.
Ane cruik, taynges and ladill, with capes, pleittis, & disches 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 4.
Scho tuik out of the pot certain of tham and gaif in ane disch to the said Kaithrein Makteir 1621 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 167.
Lent James Auchinlek the lem dische

b. Used in the ceremony of breaking sasine.Cf. Charters (etc.) of Stirling 207 and Glasgow Protocols III. 56 note. 1459 Peebles B. Rec. 131.
Gorg Wilȝamson has brokyn sessyng with thwa dissis and fyr onder the dissis sayand that sessyng was fals … that was to Thomas Louys 1535 Glasgow Prot. IV. 79.
Jhon Law … brak the staet gewin be his broder … with ane dischte, as the wse is in syk casis Ib. 83.
Robert Tempyll hes brokin the stait and saesing gewyne be hyme … with ane dischte as wse is

2. A dish of food; a dishful. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4773.
Thay fangit ane fysche … Of quhome thay haue had mony dayntay dysche 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8764.
The Empreour vsit to send Of his dainties … daylie ane dische or tway 1567 G. Ball. 92.
Full my coupe thow hes maid, With mony dischis of delyte 1596 Dalr. I. 89/11.
The Scottis … draue nocht ouer … thair lyfe in daintie and diligat disches 1602 Reg. Privy C. VI. 452.
To thair denner thay sal have … ane dische of bruise and ane uther of skink or kaill 1615 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 412/2.
At supper … twa dische of grein brothe xxxii d.. twa dische of ryss vi s.

3. ? A table. 1513 Doug. i. iv. 101.
Quhen hungir thus with metis was chasit away, And dischis drawin [L. mensae remotae]

4. Attrib. with burd, likking, wesching. Also dischful. c1420 Wynt. ii. 207.
Esaw … For a dysfulle [v.r. dis-, discheful] off potage Gawe wpe alle hale hys herytage 1474 Prestwick B. Rec. 23.
A benk and ij dischburdis of his plas in Prestwik a1500 Henr. Fab. 249 (A).
My dische likingis [Ch. weschingis] is worth ȝour hale expens